Tthe arrival of the Aircross also marks Citroen's first all-wheel-drive offering in Australia.

Kicking off at $31,990 (plus on-roads), the Aircross is positioned just $500 higher than the equivalent model in the line-up of its French compatriot and platform mate, the recently-launched Peugeot 4008 SUV,

Like the 4008, the C4 Aircross is built on an extensively modified version of the Mitsubishi ASX platform. Unlike Peugeot's Outlander-based 4007 however, the 4008 and Aircross 'twins' share very little externally with their Mitsubishi donor.

Drawing design cues from both its (mechanically unrelated) C4 namesake and the upmarket DS4, the Aircross gets Citroen's familiar new styling tricks.

Mechanical Package

In Australia, the C4 Aircross is offered exclusively with a 2.0 litre petrol engine a CVT automatic transmission.

Producing 110kW at 6000rpm and 197Nm of torque at 4200rpm, with fuel consumption listed at 7.9 l/100km. With the optional $2000 all-wheel-drive package, fuel consumption climbs to 8.1 l/100km.

Citroen says the C4 Aircross will accelerate to 100km/h from standstill in 10.2 seconds in front-wheel-drive form, and 10.9 seconds with the all-wheel-drive version.